Getting Back Thai Citizenship After Renouncing It

[hesperus]

Hi,

May I know is it possible to get back your thai nationality after you renounce it? I would like to apply for another country's citizenship but their regulations probits dual nationality.. I dun wish to renounce my Thai passport. So I thought it would be great if I could just produce the documents proving the renunciation of thai citizenship and getting it back again later...

btw, I'm a male...

[Rinrada]

Hi,

May I know is it possible to get back your thai nationality after you renounce it? I would like to apply for another country's citizenship but their regulations probits dual nationality.. I dun wish to renounce my Thai passport. So I thought it would be great if I could just produce the documents proving the renunciation of thai citizenship and getting it back again later...

btw, I'm a male...

Most countries dont really bother too much about DUEL Citizenship as long as you dont make a song and dance about it....

What one are you intending to apply for?

[hesperus]

Hi,

May I know is it possible to get back your thai nationality after you renounce it? I would like to apply for another country's citizenship but their regulations probits dual nationality.. I dun wish to renounce my Thai passport. So I thought it would be great if I could just produce the documents proving the renunciation of thai citizenship and getting it back again later...

btw, I'm a male...

Most countries dont really bother too much about DUEL Citizenship as long as you dont make a song and dance about it....

What one are you intending to apply for?

haha.. you are wrong.. Singapore bothers alot...

[Maestro]

Careful! If you renounce one nationality before being granted another nationality you may end up a stateless person if in the end you do not get the new nationality.

I’m with Rinrada and say: keep your Thai nationality while applying for the new one. Do not renounce it.

At any rate, depending on how you acquired your Thai nationality, it may be impossible or complicated to renounce it. For the official word, see the Thai Nationality Act, Chapter 2.

As you will see, there is no mention in that law of regaining Thai nationality after having renounced it.

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Maestro

Edited January 17, 2006 by maestro

[astral]

I don't know about Thailand, but the UK does not allow me to renounce my citizenship.

If I applied for Singaporean citizenship, for example, and surrendered my

passport, the British Embassy would simply mail it back to me in plain

envelope and suggest that I keep it outside the country.

This happened with friends of mine who became Zimbabwe citizens.

Boy are they glad today, that they did not loose the UK passports.

I hope Thailand is as sympathetic.

Edited January 18, 2006 by astral

[Dragonman]

Hi,

May I know is it possible to get back your thai nationality after you renounce it? I would like to apply for another country's citizenship but their regulations probits dual nationality.. I dun wish to renounce my Thai passport. So I thought it would be great if I could just produce the documents proving the renunciation of thai citizenship and getting it back again later...

btw, I'm a male...

It is possible to apply to the Thai Embassy or Consul for reinstatement of Thai Nationality after renouncing such. However do not go into the matter lightly as it is not straightforward. Most approved applications are from Thai women who have got divorced or are widowed. There should be a good reason for the application.

[samran]

Still don't understand motivation to get Singaporean citizenship at the expense of the Thai one. You are swamping nationalites between one slightly despotic country and one more sophisticatedly despotic one.

To be eligible for Singaporean citizenship must mean you already have PR there, which entitles you to all the rights as a singaporean, except being able to vote and partake in the COMPULSORY military training for a couple of years.

To answer the question though, you can reapply to get your Thai nationality back, I belive but only the minister can approve it, and it can be a long process.

Also, even if you got your Thai PP back, Singapore are likely to catch you out. The make sure passport stamp trails add up, so you are likely to be caught out at some point anyway.

[Rinrada]

As Groucho once said he wouldnt join a club if they approved of his membership...always think of Singapore on this one.

Nice place ..but what a Paranoid bunch that run the show.

One of the few "modern societys"that indeed do insist that you go to your Embassy and formally renounce your Citizenship before they will give you a copy of their magic passport and id card.

You gotta get the paper stamped and signed by the local Thai Ambassador verifying that you have given up everthing that you have stood for all of your life (whether good or bad) just to satisfy the egos of a cynical cabal of misfits who think they own the place (OK maybe they do )

If you are taking of freedom and a bit of justice even LOS is a better bet on that score...damm there goes my hol in Sentosa... however to answer your question ...dont tell the billhooks and have a quiet chat with somebody at your embassy ...quietly..

Alternative views on whats going on can be had from me old mucker Goh Meng Seng....err Singers W.P....

[hesperus]

Still don't understand motivation to get Singaporean citizenship at the expense of the Thai one. You are swamping nationalites between one slightly despotic country and one more sophisticatedly despotic one.

To be eligible for Singaporean citizenship must mean you already have PR there, which entitles you to all the rights as a singaporean, except being able to vote and partake in the COMPULSORY military training for a couple of years.

To answer the question though, you can reapply to get your Thai nationality back, I belive but only the minister can approve it, and it can be a long process.

Also, even if you got your Thai PP back, Singapore are likely to catch you out. The make sure passport stamp trails add up, so you are likely to be caught out at some point anyway.

I'm a 2nd generation PR (I'm 20 years old). I was born as a Thai but now I live with my parents in Singapore. My father is already a Singaporean. No matter I apply for Singapore Citizenship or not, it is compulsory that I have to do National Service in Singapore. What's more, I have to go for the balloting for Thailand's National Service as well! If I'm really unlucky to get selected for Thai's National Service as well, there are only 3 options for me.

1. Cut myself into 2.

2. Some money can do the job...

3. Give up Thai Nationality - something which i dun wish to.. as I still have some feelings for this place...

[Maestro]

What's more, I have to go for the balloting for Thailand's National Service as well!

Even if you are no longer on any house registration certificate in Thailand and have your legal residence outside Thailand

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Maestro

[samran]

Still don't understand motivation to get Singaporean citizenship at the expense of the Thai one. You are swamping nationalites between one slightly despotic country and one more sophisticatedly despotic one.

To be eligible for Singaporean citizenship must mean you already have PR there, which entitles you to all the rights as a singaporean, except being able to vote and partake in the COMPULSORY military training for a couple of years.

To answer the question though, you can reapply to get your Thai nationality back, I belive but only the minister can approve it, and it can be a long process.

Also, even if you got your Thai PP back, Singapore are likely to catch you out. The make sure passport stamp trails add up, so you are likely to be caught out at some point anyway.

I'm a 2nd generation PR (I'm 20 years old). I was born as a Thai but now I live with my parents in Singapore. My father is already a Singaporean. No matter I apply for Singapore Citizenship or not, it is compulsory that I have to do National Service in Singapore. What's more, I have to go for the balloting for Thailand's National Service as well! If I'm really unlucky to get selected for Thai's National Service as well, there are only 3 options for me.

1. Cut myself into 2.

2. Some money can do the job...

3. Give up Thai Nationality - something which i dun wish to.. as I still have some feelings for this place...

I stand corrected on the Military service for PR's in Singapore.

Anyhoo, on the Thai side of things, if you have already done the equivalent military service elsewhere, you can be exempted for the Thai one should you be unlucky to draw the lot.

Additionally, if you are not on a Thai house registration, then they are going to have a tough time calling you up. My advice, get your name off the house registration for now until you are 30, after which you will be automatically exempted.